Older individuals and women are at an increased risk of having inadequate sigmoidoscopy, resulting in an increased risk of colorectal cancer that is reduced by maximising the depth of insertion of the sigmoidoscope, finds September's Gut.

A recent study in rural Kenya has found that the mid-upper arm circumference as well as weight for height z score could provide a more practical way to identify children at high risk, reports the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage in users of low-dose aspirin and other anti-thrombotic drugs has been steadily rising, paralleled by a fall in cardiac mortality, reports the latest issue of Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

The latest issue of the Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology finds the lower prevalence of gastric cancer in the elderly may be due to the disappearance of H pylori colonization, which may contribute to longevity in Japanese elderly.

Data in the latest issue of Gastroenterology suggest a markedly later age of onset for colorectal cancer at 61 years than the previously reported 44 years, as well as a need to alter counseling practices.

Categorization the presence or absence of Helicobacter infection, is a useful therapeutic tool in idiopathic parkinsonism, and interim analysis points to a
role of a particular infection in the pathogenesis, reports two studies in the latest issue of Helicobacter.

Children and young adults with Crohns's disease have significant deficits in lean mass but preserved fat mass, which is consistent with cachexia, reports August's issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

The donor's serum mannose binding lectin genotype, produced by the liver under strong genetic control, is a major risk determinant for life-threatening infections after liver transplantation, finds this month's Gastroenterology.

Sensitivity differs according to the tumor location, and programmatic and repeated screening by immunochemical fecal occult blood test may be necessary to increase sensitivity for colorectal cancer detection, finds August's Gastroenterology.

Capsule endoscopy was performed safely in patients with implantable cardiac defibrillators, and the defibrillators did not interfere with video capsule imaging, finds a study in the latest American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Most patients with Barrett's esophagus in a study reported in the latest issue of Gastroenterology overestimate their chances of developing adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, and use the internet to get health information.

Research in August's American Journal of Gastroenterology shows that 7- and 10-day triple therapies of rabeprazole, clarithromycin, and amoxicillin are equally efficient in peptic ulcer patients, however, 10-day therapy is preferable in nonulcer patients.